Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-13
A WEEK OF THE TRIAL ENDED
The Lauer Trial Drawing to a Close-The
Evidence in Defense.
THE CLOW-HANLEY HlPPODROME
The Bicycle Tournament-Base Ball
Matters-The q. A. X. Encamp-
mcnt-Killed on the Bridge
other Local.
The Iauer Trial.

testified to the pleasant relations which
existed between MIR. and Mrs. Laucr.
Mrs. Hilda Nelson, woman who
lived about one hundred feet from the
Lauer mansion testified that she used to
60 to their house about two or three
times week to work; after the reconcil-
iation she noticed that Lauer always
treated his wife kindly.
Cornelius j. Sullivan, ex- boookkeeper
at the nail works testified that he knew
Mrs. Laucr rs well as her husband, for
the twenty months after to the reconcil-
iation. Mrs. Lauer was IN the habit of
driving down to the nailworks TO get her
husband and drive home with him. They
always seemed ailectionate and happy
together.
INSTANCES OF AFFECTION"
"DO you remember any instances Of
afleetion!" askeea.. Judge i;i1;ge Savage.
well, If you call chucking her, under
the chm or her sitting on his lap IN
stances of affection, then l have seen
such things"
This piece of testimony caused low
ripple of laughter through the court
room. Even Lauer's features relapsed
into a smile.
Cross-examined by General Gown Mr..
Sullivan said that he had been in the
habit of gong to Mr. Lauer's house
about once in two months TO play cards,
just to keep social acquaintance. Mr..
and Mrs. Lauer were always happy.
HE LOOKED THROUGH THE WINDOW.
"They were the most happy couple
you ever saw" asked General Gown.
~ haven't seen many married couples
together"
"But they were the most happy couple
you ever saw, weren't they?"
well, have seen couples that made
worse fools of themselves retorted the
witness.
81 suppose" said General Gown, that
when married people act very affection
ate or make fools of themselves in public
it is an index that their private life is not
SO happy"
~ object to that question" said Judge
Savage, laughing; this young man is
not called rs an expert in matrimonial
aifairs.'
Mr.. Sullivan, on further cross-eXamina-
ton, testified that he had several times
looked through the Office window and
saw Mr.. and Mrs. Lauer at different times
sitting in each others lap. They seemed
very aflectionate.
Mrs. Savage was called and testified to
the pleasant relations between Mr.. and
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theirs.
Mrs. Savage also claimed to have ex-
amined the broken screen of the cellar
window, through which the burglar is
sad to have escaped. Mrs. Lauer had
also given her account of the burglary.
Judge Thurston asked for this account,
but General Gown objected. The court
sustained the objection, and the defense
took an exception.
Mrs. Savage testified that on the Satur.
day afternoon of the tragedy she
saw Mr.. and Mrs. Lauei who had been
out driving 60 into the house together
That was about o'clock. They seemed
happy and atfectionate. That evening
the witness sat up until about 12 o'clock
reading. She put down her curtains at
about that time and then noticed that
the windows in the Lauer house were
dark. About two hours after she retired
she was awakened by hearing shot.
Shortly afterwards she heard some one
say "Oh, Mrs. Savage!" She imme-
diately dressed and went over TO the
Lauer house, meeting Mrs. Lauer. The
latter had on only a nightgown and II
pair of slippers, with an old shawl
thrown over her shoulders.
In another portion of her testimony
Mrs. Savage stated that her house was
so close to that of Lauer's that she could
hear everything that transpired in the
latter's house and hear him get up in the
morning, walk across the floor, 60 down
frolicking together. During all that time
she saw or heard no unpleasantness be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Lauer.
General GOWN cross examined the wit
ness pretty sharply.
you watched the Lauer house pretty
closely. didn't your" he asked.
mo, SIR"
You spent good deal of time tina,
way, didn'tyous"
mo, sir"
Mrs. Savage testified that her eyesight
was very poor, whereupon General
Gown asked sarcastically:
"Your eyesight was not too poor to en-.
able you to look into the Lauer house and
watch things, was it?'
mo, sir, it wasn't" snappishly tine
Continuing Mrs. Savage testified that
she had several times visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lauer and she noticed that he
treated her rs respectfully and lovingly
las any husband she ever saw.
Mrs Savage testified to seeing two men
about or 10 o'clock prowling about
Lauer's yard, on the night that Lauer
them until they finally went away. They
were prowling about and she took them
for suspicious characters and perhaps
burglars.
GOWN AND THURsTON.
During this crOss-eXamination Messrs
Gown and Thurston had little un.
friendly spat. General Gown asked
Mrs. Savage question which Mr. Thurs.
ton objected to rs 'immaterial, unpro-
fesslonal and indecent"
Il want that question answered." de.
manded General Gown.
Its no such question as a gentleman
would ask, retorted Mr.. Thurston,
Mr.. GOWN turned half around and an
swercd, Wed practice long time il
this court before we'd get such an ex
ample from YOU"
No" sneered the other. "and never
openly insulted and brow-beat a lady
either"
General Gown said nothing, but wen
on ross'examining the witness.
The question which Thurston objected
to was asked when Mrs. Savage testitieC
that when Lauer shot ut the burglar, il
August, 1884, she got up and went ou
doors to see what the trouble was. Gen
eral Gown asked her:
Did you get up and go out door
IN your night gown expecting [,